Larding-needle.



PATENTED MAY 21, 1907.

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1UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SNYDER, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO WILLIAM H.SHED, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

LARDlNG-NEEDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 22,1906. Serial No. 318.268.

To ctZ whom it may concer-7a:

Be it known that I, JOHN SNYDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of l/Vashington,have invented new and useful Improvements in Larding-Needles, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a practical and economicalmeans of inserting strips of lard, tallow, or suet through meats, and ofinjecting seasoning into the same by means of a needle that willperforate the meat, carry in the lard, tallow, suet or seasoning andpermit of the withdrawing of the needle and leaving the lard, tallow,suet or seasoning deposited in the body of the meat. I accomplish thisby the use of two cylindrical steel shafts one terminating with apoint'or pointed head, provided with a groove for the reception of theend of the other shaft and the other shaft provided with a cap at theopposite end extending over the end opposite the pointed head of theother shaft. For the purpose of inserting strips of lard, tallow orsuet, I make each of these shafts curved in cross section and extendingabout one-third way round the circle, leaving the other third open,however, this may vary to suit, for seasoning I make each shaft extendone-half way round, thereby bringing the two together and closing theside entirely. The lard, tallow, suet or seasoning is placed between theshafts, the two brought together i by inserting the end of one in thegroove of the other, the opposite ends being brought together under thecap and these together comprising the needle ready to drive into themeat with the force of the forearm of the workman.

In the accompanying drawing; Figure l is a side elevation of one of theneedle shafts. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the other needle shaft.Fig. 3 is an elevation taken from the right end of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is anend elevation of cap b of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section ofFig. 2. Fig. 6 is an assembly of Figs. l and 2 comprising the complete)needle. Fig. 7 is an illustration of the practical use of the needleshowing needle inserted through a piece of meat, with suet beingdeposited and needle separating into two parts, the part with the pointshown in Fig. 2 being drawn through and the other part shown in Fig. 1being withdrawn. Fig. S is a side elevation of the needle shaft shown inFig. 2 with the dotted line m added, indicating that the sides of theshaft may be raised to that extent.

In a detailed description of my invention, a represents 4one of theneedle shafts, b the cap secured to same extending over end of shaft e,c represents pointed head of needle, d represents the groove for thereception. of end of shaft a, e represents the shaft terminating in apointed head, g indicates a piece of meat, h the open space between theshafts a and e, fm indicates point to where the shaft e may be raised ifdesired, and n the lard, tallow or suet being deposited. in the meatbody g.

I do not wish to be limited to the part of a circle that each shaft ofthe needle shall be composed of nor to the size of any part of theneedle or the size of the completed instrument.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is A needle for the depositing oflard, tallow, suet or seasoning into meat, such needle comprising twoshafts curved in cross section one terminating in a pointed head with agroove to receive the end of the other shaft and the other shaft havinga cap at the opposite end extending over the ends of both shaftssubstantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I- have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN SNYDER.

Witnesses:

L. L. WEsTFALL, MARY SHOLDERER.

